Signs and Sighs!

Despite the prohibition on trading by the pedestrian mall ( see the yellow signboard in the background), traders have taken a blind eye to the notice. This street was formerly a throughfare for vehicles. But its value as a trading arena has tremendously improved when transformed to a pedestrian mall.

India Street Pedestrian Mall

On the way to the Indian Mosque is this pedestrian mall. Hundreds of small stalls line the street displaying goods,drinks,fruits and many more items.

Fashionable scarves

Is this the latest fashionable scarf? Is it not too gaudy? Or too plain? Hmm...there's so much to choose from. This seems to be reeling in the minds of potential customers to the shop above as they scan the the available choices. You can get a beautiful scarf for RM 15 at the Gambier Street bazaar in Kuching.

It's Gawai Season in Bintulu

This afternoon my foster parents went to Bintulu town shopping. Their attention were caught by this group on bantings in front on the supermarket at Medan Jaya. These bantings hail the coming of an annual festivity for the Ibans and other natives peoples of Sarawak. Come 1st of June , and it's gonna be a public holiday to celebrate this Gawai Dayak . Now I am not sure whether I'd be celebrating it in Bintulu or Kuching this time around.... as you know that's very much my boss's decision.

Miri sidewalks

Before taking the journey home back to Bintulu, my foster parents dropped by at Miri's Sunday market shopping arena. There were fishes displayed by the sidewalks!...hmmm, but couldn't get my paws on them.
More onlookers and potential buyers having a look and more look at the fishes. A group of river prawns ( udang galah) were displayed as well to the left of the picture. They were fetching prices right through the ceiling i.e. RM 30 per kilo, however their sizes were large.

Just around the "Tamu"

Well this is one shot they showed me. Dried fishes spread on a canvas sheet are left to dry in the hot, steamy and scorching sun.

This is a picture of the "Twin Tamu" from across the Kampung Jepak fising vllage. Yesterday my foster parents went out , guess what? yah, shopping again!.Will show you the things that they see just around the tamu.